月 yuè moon / month / monthly / CL:個|个[ge4],輪|轮[lun2] 月 份 yuè fèn month 本 月 běn yuè this month / the current month 每 月 měi yuè each month 五 月 Wǔ yuè May / fifth month (of the lunar year) 三 月 Sān yuè March / third month (of the lunar year) 四 月 Sì yuè April / fourth month (of the lunar year) 一 月 Yī yuè January / first month (of the lunar year) 七 月 Qī yuè July / seventh month (of the lunar year) 十 月 Shí yuè October / tenth month (of the lunar year) 六 月 Liù yuè June / sixth month (of the lunar year) 九 月 Jiǔ yuè September / ninth month (of the lunar year) 一 号 yī hào first day of the month / toilet / (slang) top (in a homosexual relationship) 八 月 Bā yuè August / eighth month (of the lunar year) 二 月 Er4 yuè February / second month (of the lunar year) 中 旬 zhōng xún middle third of a month 十 二 月 Shí èr yuè December / twelfth month (of the lunar year) 十 一 月 Shí yī yuè November / eleventh month (of the lunar year) 初 一 chū yī first day of lunar month / New Year's Day / first year in junior middle school 日 月 rì yuè the sun and moon / day and month / every day and every month / season / life and livelihood 月 底 yuè dǐ end of the month 中 秋 Zhōng qiū the Mid-autumn festival, the traditional moon-viewing festival on the 15th of the 8th lunar month 下 旬 xià xún last third of the month 下 月 xià yuè next month 初 二 chū èr 2nd year in junior middle school / 2nd day of a lunar month / 2nd day of lunar New Year 正 月 Zhēng yuè first month of the lunar year 二 号 èr hào 2nd day of the month 当 月 dàng yuè the same month 当 月 dāng yuè on that month 上 月 shàng yuè last month 上 个 月 shàng gè yuè last month 中 秋 节 Zhōng qiū jié the Mid-Autumn Festival on 15th of 8th lunar month 上 旬 shàng xún first third of a month 六 号 liù hào 6th day of the month 元 月 Yuán yuè first month (of either lunar or Western calendars) 这 个 月 zhè gè yuè this month / the current month 月 月 yuè yuè every month 下 个 月 xià gè yuè next month 元 宵 yuán xiāo Lantern Festival / night of the 15th of the first lunar month / see also 元夜[yuan2 ye4] / sticky rice dumplings 五 号 wǔ hào the fifth / fifth day of a month 满 月 mǎn yuè full moon / whole month / baby's one-month old birthday 元 宵 节 Yuán xiāo jié Lantern Festival, the final event of the Spring Festival 春節|春节, on 15th of first month of the lunar calendar 七 夕 Qī xī double seven festival, evening of seventh of lunar seventh month / girls' festival / Chinese Valentine's day, when Cowherd and Weaving maid 牛郎織女|牛郎织女 / are allowed their annual meeting 重 阳 Chóng yáng Double Ninth or Yang Festival / 9th day of 9th lunar month 小 春 xiǎo chūn 10th month of the lunar calendar / Indian summer / crops sown in late autumn 腊 月 Là yuè twelfth lunar month 月 末 yuè mò end of month / late in the month 十 三 日 shí sān rì thirteenth day of a month 子 zǐ son / child / seed / egg / small thing / 1st earthly branch: 11 p.m.-1 a.m., midnight, 11th solar month (7th December to 5th January), year of the Rat / Viscount, fourth of five orders of nobility 五等爵位[wu3 deng3 jue2 wei4] / ancient Chinese compass point: 0° / (north) / subsidiary / subordinate / sub- 初 秋 chū qiū early autumn / 7th month of the lunar calendar 九 月 份 jiǔ yuè fèn September / ninth month 单 月 dān yuè monthly / in a single month 重 阳 节 Chóng yáng jié Double Ninth or Yang Festival / 9th day of 9th lunar month 地 漏 dì lòu drain / underground drainpipe / floor gutter / 25th of 2nd lunar month 仲 夏 zhòng xià midsummer / second month of summer 日 rì sun / day / date, day of the month 生 辰 八 字 shēng chén bā zì one's birth data for astrological purposes, combined from year, month, day, hour, heavenly trunk and earthly branch 坐 月 子 zuò yuè zi to convalesce for a month following childbirth, following a special diet, and observing various taboos to protect the body from exposure to the "wind" 正 zhēng first month of the lunar year 月 半 yuè bàn 15th of the month 半 月 刊 bàn yuè kān fortnightly / twice a month 月 嫂 yuè sǎo woman hired to take care of a newborn child and its mother in the month after childbirth 大 月 dà yuè solar month of 31 days / a lunar month of 30 days 仲 秋 zhòng qiū second month of autumn / 8th month of the lunar calendar 闰 月 rùn yuè intercalary month in the lunar calendar / leap month 大 建 dà jiàn lunar month of 30 days / same as 大盡|大尽[da4 jin4] 灯 节 dēng jié the Lantern Festival (15th of first month of lunar calendar) 闰 年 rùn nián leap year / (lunar calendar) year with a thirteen intercalary month 七 夕 节 Qī xī jié Qixi Festival or Double Seven Festival on the 7th day of the 7th lunar month / girls' festival / Chinese Valentine's day, when Cowherd and Weaving maid 牛郎織女|牛郎织女[niu2 lang3 zhi1 nu:3] are allowed their annual meeting 望 wàng 15th day of month (lunar calendar) / old variant of 望[wang4] 腊 八 粥 là bā zhōu Laba congee, ceremonial rice porridge dish eaten on the 8th day of the 12th month in the Chinese calendar 小 建 xiǎo jiàn lunar month of 29 days / same as 小盡|小尽[xiao3 jin4] 未 wèi not yet / did not / have not / not / 8th earthly branch: 1-3 p.m., 6th solar month (7th July-6th August), year of the Sheep / ancient Chinese compass point: 210° 望 日 wàng rì the full moon / the fifteenth day of each lunar month 号 hào ordinal number / day of a month / mark / sign / business establishment / size / ship suffix / horn (wind instrument) / bugle call / assumed name / to take a pulse / classifier used to indicate number of people 朔 望 shuò wàng the new moon / the first day of the lunar month 底 dǐ background / bottom / base / end (of the month, year etc) / remnants / (math.) radix / base 朔 月 shuò yuè new moon / first day of the lunar month 中 元 节 Zhōng yuán jié Ghost Festival on 15th day of 7th lunar month when offerings are made to the deceased 冬 月 Dōng yuè eleventh lunar month 朔 日 shuò rì first day of the lunar month 古 尔 邦 节 Gǔ ěr bāng jié Eid al-Adha or Festival of the Sacrifice (Qurban), celebrated on the 10th day of the 12th month of the Islamic calendar 午 wǔ 7th earthly branch: 11 a.m.-1 p.m., noon, 5th solar month (6th June-6th July), year of the Horse / ancient Chinese compass point: 180° / (south) 申 shēn to extend / to state / to explain / 9th earthly branch: 3-5 p.m., 7th solar month (7th August-7th September), year of the Monkey / ancient Chinese compass point: 240° 季 jì season / the last month of a season / fourth or youngest amongst brothers / classifier for seasonal crop yields 腊 là 12th lunar month / preserved (meat, fish etc) 孟 mèng first month of a season / eldest amongst brothers 仲 zhòng second month of a season / middle / intermediate / second amongst brothers 辰 chén 5th earthly branch: 7-9 a.m., 3rd solar month (5th April-4th May), year of the Dragon / ancient Chinese compass point: 120° 晦 huì last day of a lunar month / dark / night 朔 shuò beginning / first day of lunar month / north 亥 hài 12th earthly branch: 9-11 p.m., 10th solar month (7th November-6th December), year of the Boar / ancient Chinese compass point: 330° 巳 sì 6th earthly branch: 9-11 a.m., 4th solar month (5th May-5th June), year of the Snake / ancient Chinese compass point: 150° 寅 yín 3rd earthly branch: 3-5 a.m., 1st solar month (4th February-5th March), year of the Tiger / ancient Chinese compass point: 60° 酉 yǒu 10th earthly branch: 5-7 p.m., 8th solar month (8th September-7th October), year of the Rooster / ancient Chinese compass point: 270° / (west) 戌 xū 11th earthly branch: 7-9 p.m., 9th solar month (8th October-6th November), year of the Dog / ancient Chinese compass point: 300° 闰 rùn intercalary / an extra day or month inserted into the lunar or solar calendar (such as February 29) 铣 xiǎn shining metal / (old) the 16th of the month (abbreviation used in telegrams) 整 年 累 月 zhěng nián lěi yuè month after month, year after year / year in, year out 旬 输 月 送 xún shū yuè sòng pay every ten days, give tribute every month (idiom) / incessant and ever more complicated demands